Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education